New Delhi, July 24 -- For a cricketer who survived a near-fatal car accident, giving up is not in Rishabh Pant's dictionary. The India vice-captain did not give up either on Thursday despite a serious injury on his right foot on the first day of the ongoing fourth Test against England in Manchester.

Having recovered from a finger injury from Lord's during the third Test, Pant took a painful blow on Wednesday when he missed the line of Chris Woakes toe-crusher while attempting a reverse sweep. The 27-year-old immediately went down, grimacing in pain and sent for scans.

While everyone thought the worse, Pant showed tremendous grit and determination as he walked out after the dismissal of Shardul Thakur for 41 amidst a massive cheer from t...